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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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